January 2017 THE CHAIN OF KINDNESS

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1 January 2017 THE CHAIN OF KINDNESS

2 I M P A C T January 2017 3 I M P A C T January 2017 CHAIRMAN S MESSAGE PBS provides financial support to zakat mustehiq patients, both adults and children, who are undergoing treatment in

As 2017 commences, we are grateful and humbled by your continuing love and support. M. R. Monem Dearest Donors and Supporters, Healing. Joy. Happiness.

2 2 I M P A C T January I M P A C T January 2017 CHAIRMAN S MESSAGE PBS provides financial support to zakat mustehiq patients, both adults and children, who are undergoing treatment in orthopaedics, neurosurgery, oncology, cardiology, ENT surgery, general surgery, gyneacology, urology and other complex medical fields. As 2017 commences, we are grateful and humbled by your continuing love and support. M. R. Monem Dearest Donors and Supporters, Healing. Joy. Happiness. Thanks to you, children such as Haider Ali, who suffers from congenital heart disease, or Saeeda Shahdaad Baloch, who suffers from breast cancer, have left the Aga Khan University Hospital with memories of kindness and compassion. You have transformed their struggles into stories of hope and triumph. Thanks to your donations, PBS has disbursed over Rs 148 million to support over 3,000 patient visits in PBS is part of AKUH's wider Patient Welfare Programme which has disbursed over Rs 9.16 billion since its inception in Patients like Haider Ali and Saeeda Shahdaad Baloch are relying on your commitment to help them overcome life-threatening and crippling diseases. We look forward to partnering with you to give their stories a happy ending. "Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve."* Al Quran (2:274) Yours sincerely, M.R. Monem Chairman, The Patients' Behbud Society for AKUH *Translation by Yusuf Ali

3 4 I M P A C T January I M P A C T January 2017 LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE YOU MADE IN 2016! OVER 3000 PATIENT VISITS WERE SUPPORTED WITH OVER RS 148 MILLION ZAKAT DONATIONS. The details of these patients are below: Place of origin of patient Number of Visits Behbud Support Balochistan % Islamabad % Sindh* 3, % KPK % Punjab % Total 3, % *Includes Karachi 2, % Services provided to patients* Inpatient Outpatient Inpatient care Paediatrics Number of visits 420 Percentage of patient visits supported 14.32% Neurosurgery % Orthopedics % PBS Support (PKR) 131,038,330 17,802,311 Paeds Cardiology General Surgery % 8.28% Number of Visits 1,300 1,902 Internal Medicine ENT Surgery % 6.67% Obstetrics / Gyne % Cardiac Surgery % Oncology % Paeds Surgery % PBS Support (PKR) 884 Neurology Vascular Surgery % 2.12% Female Male 42,174,744 58,488,154 1,114 Total Number of Visits 3,202 Urology Cardiology Medicine Gastroentrology Pulmonology % 1.74% 1.62% 1.47% Child 48,177,743 Total Rs 148,840,641 1,204 Haematology Plastic Surgery % 0.71% Nephrology % Endocrinology % Total 1, % *Data for inpatients at Stadium Road Campus, Karachi

4 6 I M P A C T January I M P A C T January 2017 STRAIGHT FROM THE PRESS: THE YEAR IN IMAGES Shariah Compliance Review: Muftis Ibrahim Essa and Ahmad Afnan in a meeting with welfare officers and Hospital management. Presentation at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) by PBS Chairman, Mr Monem and Service Line Chief, Children's Hospital at AKUH, Dr Babar Hasan. PBS Committee members and donors on a tour of the Aga Khan University's latest simulation and training facility, the Centre for Innovation in Medical Education. Donor appreciation dinners in Karachi and Lahore. Dr Munira Moosajee, oncologist and breast cancer specialist, conducting an awareness session for employees at HBL. Dr Adnan Jabbar, Assistant Professor and Section Head, Oncology, conducting awareness sessions at Nestle Pakistan.

8 I M P A C T January 2017 9 I M P A C T January 2017 A momentous milestone was crossed during 2016: PBS received Shariah Certification, based on an extensive and in-depth review of the zakat

The independent endorsement ensures quality and transparency of its processes, and guarantees adherence to the Shariah principles.

We conveyed the importance of the donations we have received through regular dinners and presentations. A dinner was held at the Stadium Road Campus in March 2016 to celebrate 15 years of PBS's work.

5 8 I M P A C T January I M P A C T January 2017 A momentous milestone was crossed during 2016: PBS received Shariah Certification, based on an extensive and in-depth review of the zakat collection and disbursal process, which commenced in September The review was conducted by highly respected Shariah scholars, Mufti Ibrahim Essa and Mufti Ahmad Afnan. The independent endorsement ensures quality and transparency of its processes, and guarantees adherence to the Shariah principles. During the year, PBS made a number of efforts to reach out to you - our donors - as well as to our patients. We conveyed the importance of the donations we have received through regular dinners and presentations. A dinner was held at the Stadium Road Campus in March 2016 to celebrate 15 years of PBS's work. This event was graced by Pakistani performers, Anwar Maqsood and Bushra Ansari, who entertained guests and were vocal in their support for our cause. Similar donor appreciation dinners were held in Karachi and Lahore in November and December THE CHAIN OF KINDNESS If a patient with a heart problem boards my rickshaw, I refer them to Aga Khan University Hospital Arifullah was so moved by the efficiency, competence and compassion of the service he himself received at Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), that today, if a passenger complains of a heart problem, he immediately refers him or her to the Hospital. Mr Monem, Chairman of PBS and Dr Babar Hasan, Service Line Chief, Children's Hospital, made a presentation about the impact of the Patient Welfare Programme at AKUH, to a packed audience at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Our cancer specialists also made multiple presentations at corporations and colleges, to create awareness among professionals and students about the symptoms, risks and treatment of breast cancer, during the Hospital's breast cancer awareness campaign in October PBS Facebook and website page We have captured the plight of many of our patients, and the impact of your donations, through regular videos and stories which are being uploaded on our Facebook page and website. We were touched by the encouraging responses we received on social media regarding the Hospital's welfare programme, particularly during the month of Ramadan. During 2017, we hope to continue and strengthen this bond with you - our supporters. However, Arifullah was not always well enough to drive a rickshaw. He was diagnosed with a hole in his heart shortly after birth. His family is originally from Swat and now settled in Karachi. They were too poor to afford his treatment. He was an active child, so his family thought that the problem would resolve itself. By the time he reached teenage, Arifullah suffered from shortness of breath and fatigue. He realised that he could not lead a normal life or be a source of support for his family. He had to take his children out of school when he could no longer earn enough to afford their school fees. Arifullah underwent surgery at a hospital in Karachi. Unfortunately, the surgery was not a success. Arifullah was so weak, that he came to AKUH in a wheelchair in a final attempt to save his life. He had spent all his money on the treatment for his heart, with no results. At AKUH, Dr Babar Ahmed and Dr Muneer Amanullah took Arifullah under their wing. Dr Muneer Amanullah performed corrective surgery for him. Finally, things took a turn for the

6 10 I M P A C T January 2017 better! Arifullah s condition stabilised and he was soon on his feet. He was so touched by the caring attitude of the Hospital team that he offered to pay back in any way possible. However, the Patient Welfare Programme bore the cost of Arifullah s treatment, enabling him to focus instead on supporting his family and becoming financially stable. Arifullah now drives a rickshaw near Stadium Road. If any of his passengers complain of a heart problem, he refers them to Dr Babar and drives them over to AKUH! This is my way of paying back and continuing the chain of kindness, he says. Please Contribute Your Zakat To PBS I wish to contribute PKR/USD *as zakat to. Mode of Payment: Cheque Wire Transfer Cheque/Wire Transfer Transaction #: OUR MEMBERS : Donor s Name: Date: Address: Executive Committee Members M. R. Monem, Chairman S. M. Pervez, Vice President Sheikh Ali Hussain, Honorary Secretary Tel: Mobile: Abdur Rahim Tariq Anwar Rammal Ebrahim Sidat Hassan Somani Nadeem Mustafa Khan Subcommittee Members, Lahore S. M. Tanveer, Committee Chair Amer Abdullah Fawwad Shafi Tahir Khaliq Sadaf Khan Yasin Siddik Yasmin Jaffer Funding Options: General Cardiology Paediatrics Oncology Congenital Heart Disease Breast Cancer Treatment Please make your zakat contribution in favour of Patients Behbud Society for AKUH and send to: Resource Development Department, Room # 13, Pink Office, Aga Khan University Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi Tel: ; Cell: patients.behbud@aku.edu Website: "The PBS is one of those credible institutions that follows Zakat distribution in accordance with the principles and rules ordained by Allah SWT in the Holy Qur'an. Hence, it is very much on my preferred list for payment of this highly important religious obligation. Donor Approved u/s 2(36) (c) of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 Contributions eligible for tax credit u/s 61 Registered with Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy

7 ZAKAT YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE YOUR THROUGH YOUR VISA CARD AT OR AT ANY OF THE FOLLOWING BANKS HBL Habib Limited, Karsaz Branch, Karachi Branch Code 0896 Account Number IBAN # PK65 HABB For Overseas Contributions HABBPKKA Correspondence Habib Limited, New York HABBUS33 Address 60 East, 42nd Street, Suite 535, New York, NY 10165, USA Soneri Ltd Soneri Limited, Islamic ing, Cloth Market Branch, Karachi Branch Code 0048 Account Number IBAN # PK58SONE For Overseas Contributions SONEPKKAICK Correspondence Standard Chartered SCBLUS33 Address 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, USA MCB Islamic MCB Islamic, Khalid Bin Waleed Road Branch, Karachi Branch Code 1923 Account Number IBAN # PK27MUCB Alfalah Limited Alfalah Limited, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Branch, Karachi Branch Code 5518 Account Number IBAN # PK10ALFH THROUGH THE i-care FUND AMERICA INC. Payment through cheque/wire transfer: The i-care Fund America Inc. of America Account Number BOFAUS3N ABA Number or ACH R/T Address 139 Charles Street, # 348, Boston, MA 02114, USA Phone info@i-care-america.org For online donation: Please visit Kindly let us know when the payment is made by sending an at patients.behbud@aku.edu Design: Editor: Ambreen Saleh

ANNUAL REPORT Aap ka. Yaqeen, in ki Zindagi

ANNUAL REPORT Aap ka. Yaqeen, in ki Zindagi ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Aap ka Yaqeen, in ki Zindagi zakat.akuh Patients Behbud Society for AKUH @PBS_AKUH PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Assalam-u-Alaikum If you lend Allah a goodly loan, He will double it for you, and